INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Hawai'i Pacific University is the top seed and the host of the 2020 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball West Regional Championships. The NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Committee on Sunday afternoon.
HPU will host the tournament Friday, Saturday and Monday, March 13-16 at The Shark Tank.
The Sharks (29-1) are ranked No. 3 in the national polls by both the Women's Basketball Coaches Association and the Division II Sports Information Directors of America and carry a 25-game winning streak into the regional. HPU faces eighth seed Cal Poly Pomona (19-10) in the regional quarterfinals on Friday at 5 p.m.
The other quarterfinals on Friday have No. 6 seed Northwest Nazarene (22-7) vs. No. 3 seed UC San Diego (25-5) at Noon, No. 7 seed Western Washington (22-9) vs. No. 2 seed Alaska Anchorage (31-2) and No. 5 seed Azusa Pacific (25-5) vs. No. 4 seed Cal State San Marcos (25-5). The semifinals are set for Saturday, with the NNU-UCSD winner against the WWU-UAA winner at 5 p.m., and the HPU-CPP winner against the APU-CSUSM winner at 7:30. The regional championship game is Monday, March 16 at 7 p.m.
All tickets are general admission. Adult tickets are $10, with senior citizens and children under 12, $4. Students are $4 and must have participating institution identification cards. Children under two, not occupying a seat, are free. Parking is $7 for events at the former St. Francis School.
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NCAA DIVISION II WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WEST REGIONALS
March 13-16, 2020
Friday, March 13
Quarterfinals
Noon No. 3 UC San Diego vs. No. 6 Northwest Nazarene
2:30 p.m. No. 2 Alaska Anchorage vs. No. 7 Western Washington
5 p.m. No. 1 Hawai'i Pacific vs. No. 8 Cal Poly Pomona
7:30 p.m. No. 4 Cal State San Marcos vs. No. 5 Azusa Pacific
Saturday, March 14
Semifinals
5 p.m. Winner UCSD-NNU vs. Winner UAA-WWU
7:30 p.m. Winner HPU-CPP vs. CSUSM-APU
Monday, March 16
Championship
7 p.m. Semifinal winners
